Student Senate Minutes
September 3, 2007

I. General meeting of the Student Senate was called to order by Speaker Poindexter at 6:00 PM.
	A. Absent from the meeting were members:
	B. Also attending the meeting was: Claire Cook (PRISM)
II. Preliminary Items
	A. Roll Call
	B. Corrections/Approval of the minutes
	C. Gallery introductions/business
	D. Guests of Honor
	E. Membership Issues
	F. Appointments/Administration of the Oath
		- President Szewczyk - Claire Cook as organizatonal representative for PRISM.
			- Cook - Taking over for Greg Wisa
			- Approved. 
		- President Szewczyk - Brett Wiley as Chair of Campus Enviroment Committee.
			- Wants to work with/aid the bike co-op further.
			- Approved. 
		- President Szewczyk - Greg Wisa as Chair to the Senate Budget Review Committee.
			- Feels like there needs to be a very thorough and serious review. Very open to new ideas and leading focus groups with students. 
			- Approved.  
	G. Changes/Approval of the agenda
III. Executive Reports
	A. Secretary - Make sure you are signed up for an office hour and make sure to show up! Its important to have people in the office ready to help anyone that walks in! We will order nametags
		after the elections to ensure everyone gets one.
	B. Treasurer - Budget requests to Philip ASAP. Make sure you have money motions approved well in advance so the money will be available in time for the event. After you pass a money motion,
		talk to Philip so he can get a clearer idea of where the money is going. Talked with Marty Eisenberg about the collegiate readership program. Talked about possible solutions and will be 
		getting a copy of their budget. The way the readership program is set up is through the BOG and USA Today. It is a matter of trying to get copies of the invoices so Senate has some 			oversight. Trying to get management back in Senate's hands. 
	C. President - We are beginning our search for the new rep to the BOG. Would like to thank Rachel for getting the posters out. Thank you to everyone who helped put up the posters. Coming up 
		next saturday is student appreciation day. There will be a football game that night with the new lights in Stokes Stadium. Invite friends to the game but let them know how Senate was involved
		in accomplishing the new fee and lights (promoting the fee and presenting to the BOG over the summer). Received email from Dean Gilchrist about setting up focus groups. She is looking for
		a leadership scholar that will help with the groups. September 10th is the Rec Center's birthday. We have been asked to help supply treats for the party. Finally, executive committee meetings
		will be Tuesdays at 7 PM in the Student Senate Office. 
IV. Auxiliary Reports
	A. Faculty Advisor
	B. Staff Advisor
	C. BOG - The next BOG meeting is saturday Sept 15 at 8:30 AM in the conference room of the SUB. Will be talking about getting additional funds for the Resident Halls. Talk to people about 		housing and how construction/rennovation is going. BOG will take a tour of Dobson and then MO Hall to see the "before and after" of rennovation. Please encourage people to apply for the
		BOG position. 
	D. Speaker - Senate elections are going well so far. There has only been one petition signed out so far. Encourage your friends to apply. There are posters advertising petition packets. Please be
		present at your office hour so people have someone to talk to with questions and concerns. Petitions are due the 14th of September. You may pick up/turn in petitions at the CSI office. 
V. Committee Reports
	A. Academic Affairs - The UGC is looking at the Repeat Policy again on September 13th. Have you or anyone you know been effected by the Repeat Policy? Share your stories at a forum this
		Thursday September 6 at 6:00 PM the Georgia Room of the SUB. Please spread the word!
	B. External Affairs Chairwoman
	C. Student Affairs - Wants students/Senate to have voice on the athletic fee committee. Want to be involved with Res Hall Senates. Putting flyers in all org mailboxes inviting them to come to Senate.			Parking was an issue last year and seems worse this year. Want to condense student code of conduct to talking points (ie: under what circumstances people may enter your room.)
			Working on the 9/11 memorial. The ROTC is interested in having a small ceremony on the quad. Wash U. has a program that allows students to be certified as EMTs. Talking to the
			President of that program at Wash U and finding out how to have a similar program here at Truman.
		i. Campus Diversity
		ii. Campus Environment - If you are interested in serving on the Campus Environment Committee, send Brett an email.
	D. Technology
	E. Other Reports
		i. Historian
		ii. Communications Director - Activities Fair 12-4 PM this Thursday. Will send out a schedule. Put in a request for voting posters. 
		iii. Webmaster
		iv. Ethics Justice
		v. Recruitment
		vi. Legislative Director
		vii. Budget Review Committee - If you want to be on Budget Review Committee send Greg an email. He is ready to go but he needs motivated members!
VI. Old Business
VII. Money Motions
	A. Russell - Moves $95.16 for the purchase of 4 stencils to be spent no later than 09/16.
		- Exact same money motion as last week but the date needed to be moved back.
		- Approved.
	B. Russell - Moves $500 to be spent no later than 09/16 for the purchase of magnets.
		- Exact same money motion as last week but the date needed to be moved back.
		- Approved. 
VIII. First Readings
IX. Discussion Items
X. Other New Business
XI. Announcements
	A. Ex Comm - tomorrow at 7 PM in the Senate Office.
	B. Academic Affairs Meeting tomorrow at 8 PM.
	C. Send committee meeting times to Tom so he can put them on the website.
	D. Two students at large needed for the Budget Review Committee. Advertise!

Adjourned at 6:41 PM
Respectfully submitted by Secretary Piel on September 3, 2007